Crate



W. W. DAY

CRATE June 28, 1938".

Filed Feb. 13, 1937 INVENTOR yfkfliiym @LZZM AT ToRNEY Patented June 28, 1938 1* a V 2,121,905. I ORA-TE V William Walker-eBay, Hammond, Application February 13,1937, Serial No. 125.533 3 Claims. (o1. 217-40) My invention relates to improvements in shipthe latter being spaced apart to form a channel ping crates, being particularly adapted to holding or trough. The terminal cleats are spaced from a plurality of boxes of berries, fruit or vegetables the ends of the slats to provide tongues to mate An object of the invention is toprovide a shipwith the aforesaid grooves in'the crate ends, the ping crate having hinged sides, easily openable grooves and tongues being fitted to permit the/ and securely closable, with laterally removable trays being freely inserted or withdrawn from trays and partitions. either sideof the crate when open.

I Another object of the invention is toprovide a Vertical partitions 33 are freely mounted in the crate that will permit packing and inspectionof troughs aforesaid, and may be inserted or withi all of, the boxes of fruit tobe containedwithout drawn from either side ofthe crate when it is making or breaking fastenlngs of the crate body. open. The height of the partition should be such A further object of the invention is to reduce as will make a snug or tight fit when'in place. the weight of the crate and freight charges and This will support v the topof the crate when the to increase its strength and protection of the crates are piled one on the top of another, and

' l5 fruit against injury in transit. will also help to keep the partitions in place when T5 These and other'objects are attained by the inthe crates are empty. 7 vention, a simple formofwhich is illustrated and The illustrative crate is designed to provide six herein described in detail, compartments, each to contain four boxes of Referring to the drawing, the figure is an obfruit.

' o lique' projection of the crate showing one side When pac t fruit. the Sides of t e at opened, the other closed. are unlatched and opened, the boxes of fruit a l and 2 are the ends of the crate. 3 is the top, being then placed in the compartments from 4 the bottom, 5 the open side. 6 the closed side, either side of the crate.

'7 and 8 are respectively a laterally removable tray Any or all of the boxes of fruit may be inspected and'partition. The ends of the crate are probym and p i the Sides of the cra e 5 vided with hand holds 9 and I0. and horizontal and drawing O the y with ut handling the grooves II and I2, the latter open inwardly and boxes of fruit or breaking any of the fastenings. extending over the full width of the crate ends. e flexible band t y P es a n e fo The top of the crate preferably consists of a the sida u Strengthens the Crate a permitsuse i 3g plurality of longitudinal slats l3 nailed to the of thinner slats reducing Weight of the Crate and ends of the crate and spaced" apart to facilitate cost of shipping.

ventilation of the fruit. Overlapping the slats F 1 t e P p Of disclosure I ave illustrated are transverse terminal and central cleats, re one form only O t invention, aware a t spectively Hand l5 and I6. a may be embodied in other forms, with the under- The bottom of the cratev is preferably made of standing that it is not limited to the exact details slightly thicker slats ll without re-inforcing shown, but is to be measured by the appended :cleats. claims which cover the combinations set forth The sides are shown as made of'longitudinal and their equivalents. slats I 8 and transverse, outwardly overlapping 'I claim:

I cleats l9 fastened with brads clinched as at 20. A V 1. A ventilated crate adapted for being simulflexible strap 2| secures the side to the crate body 'taneously loaded'from its opposite sides with a r V 'andprovides a hinge 22 and latch member 23, the separate series of berry boxes on each side, con:

end of the strap being fastened between a bottom sisting of slatted top, bottom, sides and horizonslat and crate end as at 24, and adjacently to the tal partitions, with slats of each spaced apart edge as at 25. V for ventilation, end members provided with means 45 The latch member aforesaid is provided with a for supporting said top and bottom in fixed relalongitudinal slot 26 dimensioned to mate with an tion and said partitions in slidable relation,.said L-shaped turnable button 21, the slot being sides being hingedly connected to the crate and adapted to fit over the button and capable of having latching means mounted thereon.

50 holding the side closed and latched when the said 7 A ventilated crate apt d 'f r ein simul- 50 button is turned, as shown at 28, or athwartthe taneously loaded from its opposite sides with a slot. r a a a separate series of berry boxes on each side, con- Trays are preferably made of a'plurality of lonsisting of slat ed top, bottom, Sides and horizon; .gitudinal slats such as 29, transverse terminal tal partitions, with slats of each spaced apart for C cleats 30 and a pair of central cleats 3| and 32, ventilation, end members provided with means 55 for supporting said top and bottom in fixed relation and said partitions in slidable relation, and,

vertical partitions supported in slidable relation by said horizontal partitions and bottom, said sides being hingedly connected to the crate and having latching means mounted thereon.

3. A ventilated crate adapted for being simultaneously loaded from its opposite sides with a separate series of berry boxes on each side, con- 10 sisting of slatted top, bottom, sides and horizoncal partitions supported in slidable relation by 5 said horizontal partitions and bottom and a plu rality of reinforcing bands, connecting said sides to the crate, providing hinges and latches for manually opening the sides.

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